Board of Commissioners of Cook County - File #: 19-3144

• File #: 19-3144
• Version: 2
• Name: TIME REQUIREMENT FOR NOTICE OF MEETINGS
• Type: Ordinance Amendment
• Status: Approved
• File created: 4/23/2019
• In control: Rules and Administration Committee
• On agenda: 4/25/2019
• Final action: 5/23/2019
• Title: PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE - ITEM 19-3144 (Cook County Rules Committee 05/22/2019) TIME REQUIIREMENT FOR NOTICE OF MEETINGS BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS, Sec. 1-3 Definitions and Rules of Construction, of the Cook County Code; and Chapter 2 ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE II COUNTY BOARD, Sec. 2-15 - PRIOR NOTICE TO PUBLIC FOR MEETINGS OF THE BOARD, ITS COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES of the Cook County Code are hereby amended as follows: Sec. 1-3. - Definitions and rules of construction. Unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary, the following definitions and rules of construction shall apply to this Code: Board or County Board. The term "Board" or "County Board" means the Board of Commissioners of Cook County, Illinois. Business Day. The term "Business day" means Monday through Friday, excluding official County Holidays. Circuit Court. The term "Circuit Court" means the Circuit Court of Cook County...
• Sponsors: SEAN M. MORRISON, KEVIN B. MORRISON, JOHN P. DALEY, BRIDGET DEGNEN, BRIDGET GAINER, BILL LOWRY, DONNA MILLER, STANLEY MOORE, PETER N. SILVESTRI, LARRY SUFFREDIN, SCOTT R. BRITTON

Date	Ver.	Action By	Motion	Result
5/23/2019	1	Board of Commissioners	approve as substituted	Pass
5/22/2019	1	Rules and Administration Committee	accept as substituted	Pass
5/22/2019	2	Rules and Administration Committee	recommend for approval as substituted	Pass
4/25/2019	1	Board of Commissioners	refer	Pass

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PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE - ITEM 19-3144
(Cook County Rules Committee 05/22/2019)

TIME REQUIIREMENT FOR NOTICE OF MEETINGS

BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS, Sec. 1-3 Definitions and Rules of Construction, of the Cook County Code; and Chapter 2 ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE II COUNTY BOARD, Sec. 2-15 - PRIOR NOTICE TO PUBLIC FOR MEETINGS OF THE BOARD, ITS COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES of the Cook County Code are hereby amended as follows:

Sec. 1-3. - Definitions and rules of construction.
Unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary, the following definitions and rules of construction shall apply to this Code:
Board or County Board. The term "Board" or "County Board" means the Board of Commissioners of Cook County, Illinois.
Business Day. The term "Business day" means Monday through Friday, excluding official County Holidays.
Circuit Court. The term "Circuit Court" means the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois.
Clerk. The term "Clerk" means the County Clerk.
Code. The term "Code" means the Code of Ordinances, Cook County, Illinois, Code, as designated in Section 1-1.
Computation of time. Except as expressly provided to the contrary, the time within which any act provided by law is to be done shall be computed by excluding the first day and including the last, unless the last day is Saturday or Sunday or is a holiday as defined or fixed in any statute or County ordinance now or hereafter in force in this State, in which case it shall be excluded. If the day succeeding such Saturday, Sunday or holiday is also a holiday or a Saturday or Sunday then such succeeding day shall also be excluded.
Conjunctions. In a provision involving two or more items, conditions, provisions or events, which items, conditions, provisions or events are connected by conjunction "and," "or" or "either...or," the conjunction shall be interpreted as follows:
(1) "And" indicates t...